HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 Progress Update for the Main Street - McVay Alternatives Analysis (AA) AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 9/24/2012
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: David Reesor – DPW
Dept.
Staff Phone No: 726-4585
Estimated Time: 15 min.
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Maintain and Improve
Infrastructure and
Facilities
ITEM TITLE: PROGRESS UPDATE FOR THE MAIN STREET – MCVAY ALTERNATIVES
ANALYSIS (AA)
ACTION
REQUESTED:
No specific action is requested. This is an informational work session.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
In July 2012, the Council held a work session and received a briefing memo
regarding the Main Street-McVay Alternatives Analysis. Council learned more
about the Main Street - McVay Alternatives Analysis Project and discussed desired
project outcomes with Lane Transit District (LTD) staff and Board members at that
work session. This work session will provide a brief project update to the Council
and help address any questions the Council may have.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. No Attachments
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
Following the July 9th, 2012 work session, City and LTD staff have worked
together to address overall project strategy and next steps in the context of Council
input. Since the July 25th, 2012 Council Communication Packet memo, project
“next steps” have been modified slightly.
City and LTD staff have worked together to organize a project framing seminar that
will help elected and appointed officials and key staff from each agency learn about
project framing techniques. These techniques will help officials and staff gather
input from diverse communities of interest, assess the input, respond appropriately
to the input and communicate to the communities of interest in a meaningful
manner. The framing seminar is scheduled for October 25th, 2012. This project
framing process will begin by discussing high-level questions such as: What transit
services to the public are lacking today? What services will be needed to meet the
future land use patterns under the 2030 Refinement Plan? (e.g. what is the problem
to be solved?) What overarching questions should the Alternatives Analysis answer
for us? What are the existing and future needs of auto drivers, transit riders,
businesses, etc.? And, how will LTD engage the public to identify and solve the
problem defined by the community? This information will then be applied to the
Main – McVay AA Project and eventually help produce a well-planned scope of
work.
City staff will present a draft project approach at the November 26th, 2012 work
session and seek additional Council input at that point. At the January 14th work
session, LTD and City staff will present a draft project governance structure and
high level concept work plan that will propose key milestone points in the project
requiring Council input. The draft governance structure will propose a project team
structure that will likely include Council and LTD Board representation on key
project teams. Later work sessions will help create a problem statement and address
potential solutions responsive to the problem statement.
Staff will discuss project details at the September 24th work session and be available
for questions.